Path integrals, complex probabilities and the discrete Weyl representation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.12494v5
• Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 19:34:52 GMT
• Title: Path integrals, complex probabilities and the discrete Weyl representation
• Authors: Wayne Polyzou,
• Abstract summary: This work is based on a discrete version of Weyl algebra that can be applied to any observable with a finite number of outcomes. The origin of the complex probability in this work is the completeness relation. The approximation of infinite dimensional quantum systems by discrete systems is discussed.
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• Abstract: A discrete formulation of the real-time path integral as the expectation value of a functional of paths with respect to a complex probability on a sample space of discrete valued paths is explored. The formulation in terms of complex probabilities is motivated by a recent reinterpretation of the real-time path integral as the expectation value of a potential functional with respect to a complex probability distribution on cylinder sets of paths. The discrete formulation in this work is based on a discrete version of Weyl algebra that can be applied to any observable with a finite number of outcomes. The origin of the complex probability in this work is the completeness relation. In the discrete formulation the complex probability exactly factors into products of conditional probabilities and exact unitarity is maintained at each level of approximation. The approximation of infinite dimensional quantum systems by discrete systems is discussed. Applications to scattering theory and quantum field theory are illustrated.

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